News Italy’s fashion bosses sound alarm with 2035 rescue plan ROME – Italy’s fashion lobby has unveiled a strategic plan it says is needed to stop the country’s manufacturing base Read More »
News Avalo begins harvest of first AI-bred cotton TEXAS – Avalo, a US-based agtech startup, has begun harvesting its first commercial crop of “low-carbon” cotton, bred using artificial Read More »
News Leicester garment probe finds no forced labour cases LEICESTER – A long-awaited government review has concluded there is no evidence of prosecutable forced labour in Leicester’s garment sector. Read More »
News U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol beats most 2025 farm targets MEMPHIS – The US Cotton Trust Protocol says its grower members have met or exceeded most of their 2025 sustainability Read More »
News New global review exposes gaps in microplastic science LONDON – A major review of microplastic toxicity studies found fewer than half provide the information needed to support ecological Read More »
News UPPAREL opens major textile recycling facility MELBOURNE – UPPAREL has opened what it claims is Australia’s largest onshore textile recycling facility. The 10,500-square-metre plant in Melbourne Read More »
News Climate groups urge tougher fashion agenda at COP30 BRAZIL – Campaigners have called on fashion brands to turn rhetoric into action at COP30, arguing the industry is far Read More »
News Nike named anchor customer for Loop’s Indian rPET plant OREGON – Loop Industries has signed a multi-year offtake deal with Nike, naming the brand anchor customer for the Infinite Read More »
News Recover launches recycled fabrics platform MADRID – Spain-based Recover, one of the world’s largest producers of recycled cotton, has launched a new platform of finished Read More »
Leather alternatives: the good, the bad, the ugly 4th May 2022 No Comments What are the main vegan alternatives to leather, how do they perform and what is their environmental profile like? INGE FLOWERS, managing director of Authenticae, Read More »